RESUMEN
A late middle-aged woman presented with a large, painful neck mass, with a history of rapid increase of size since 1 week and associated voice change, dyspnoea and odynophagia. Prior radiological investigation showed a multiloculated cystic mass in the left thyroid lobe. Fine needle aspiration revealed a predominant cluster of neutrophils. Blood investigations showed leucocytosis and high blood glucose levels suggestive of sepsis. The patient underwent surgical drainage of the thyroid abscess with total thyroidectomy which was managed through multidisciplinary teamwork between surgeons, haematologists, endocrinologists and anaesthesiologists. In addition, urine culture and thyroid pus culture both showed Escherichia coli growth suggestive of bacterial sepsis. The patient was treated successfully and made a complete recovery following surgery with normalisation of voice.
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Drenaje , Sepsis , Enfermedades de la Tiroides , Tiroidectomía , Humanos , Femenino , Sepsis/complicaciones , Sepsis/microbiología , Drenaje/métodos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades de la Tiroides/complicaciones , Enfermedades de la Tiroides/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de la Tiroides/microbiología , Enfermedades de la Tiroides/cirugía , Absceso/microbiología , Absceso/diagnóstico , Absceso/complicaciones , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/complicaciones , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/diagnóstico , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/terapia , Glándula Tiroides/patología , Glándula Tiroides/diagnóstico por imagen , Antibacterianos/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Neonatal orbital complications are rare and potentially fatal, demanding prompt diagnosis and adequate treatment. A 25-day-old neonate presented with rapidly progressive orbital complications as evidenced by proptosis, chemosis, lid oedema and restricted eye movements, developing within 3 days. There was no significant medical history or risk factors for developing infection. An initial conservative approach with antimicrobial therapy failed to show any resolve. An MRI brain, orbits and paranasal sinuses demonstrated that there were features suggestive of right orbital cellulitis with possibility of abscess formation with right ethmoidal mucoinflammatory disease and mass effect on the optic nerve causing stretching and compression by the surrounding inflammation.The patient was treated successfully with transnasal endoscopic drainage and decompression. Endoscopic access was challenging owing to the restrictive anatomy. Postoperatively, the patient showed improvement, with gradual decrease in proptosis and resolve in eye movements.